A thin film of oil with index of refraction n = 1.55 and thickness t =...

 

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A thin film of oil with index of refraction n = 1.55 and thickness t = 75 nm floats on water. The oil is illuminated from above, perpendicular to the surface. (a) What is the longest wavelength of light, in nanometers, that will undergo destructive interference when it is shone on the oil? (b) What is the next longest wavelength of light, in nanometers, that will undergo destructive interference when it is shone on the oil? (c) What is the longest wavelength of light, in nanometers, that will undergo constructive interference when it is shone on the oil? A thin film of oil with index of refraction n = 1.55 and thickness t = 75 nm floats on water. The oil is illuminated from above, perpendicular to the surface. (a) What is the longest wavelength of light, in nanometers, that will undergo destructive interference when it is shone on the oil? (b) What is the next longest wavelength of light, in nanometers, that will undergo destructive interference when it is shone on the oil? (c) What is the longest wavelength of light, in nanometers, that will undergo constructive interference when it is shone on the oil?

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